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Show NEW PARTHENON BEING ERECTED IN NASHVILLE C Exict Replica of Famous Grecian Building Rising In Capital of TtnneBcce. Nashville, Teiin. Nashville's Parthenon, Par-thenon, now Hearing completion In Centennial park, will reflect the ancient an-cient glories of tin- I'Mi'thcnon of Athens nnd be a monument of 'he city's appreciation of (Ireclim art. This duplication In Nnhillc of the famous building of the fifth century II. C. has been carried out wilh painstaking pains-taking care. Skilled bands have reproduced re-produced the original friee, architrave, archi-trave, metopes, triglyphs and other minute details In their exact foim, which. when completed, will In-rourcb In-rourcb d Into the only exact reproduction reproduc-tion of the Parthenon In the world. It IS e!;.ici. 'I he Alie ns Parthenon, a'cnrdln-; to the Mri.lploi-. Polio Kinney of Nashville Nash-ville arid I."ii,,,hJ I'. Sohol., her lilM- band, engaged In the building of the Nashville edifice, was creeled In nn cient limes with an optical appeal. It wis constructed on the architectural architec-tural curve Instead of the siralghl line, the giant columns forming the most dlllloult feat of arcbllecl ure. The Nashville Parthenon, built Pin-pornrlly, Pin-pornrlly, Mood In Centennial park mm the main aits building dining the ''en tennial celebration, laid In IHiiY, com-uiepioratlng com-uiepioratlng the admission of Tennes-nee. Tennes-nee. Into the t'nlon and was dedicated on June 1, IMill. the dale of i'en-nes-ee's one hundred) anniversary. The city of Nashville since then has decided to make the building a lasting memorial to culture and art, nnd the work of "making oer" pern in hen I ly Jh expected to be ciuii-plelei) ciuii-plelei) early lii Ili'J.'i. |